Presentation software has been around for many years, yet the concepts have stayed the same when it comes to how they work. Microsoft has one of the most widely used presentation programs out there called PowerPoint and it offers some powerful tools to help create some stunning looking presentations. If you have some basic computer skills and a little creativity, it's not too difficult to create your own presentations that you can use at the office for meetings, promoting your services or even making a slideshow of your vacation to share with friends and family. The goal of this book is to get you up and running with PowerPoint and cover all the things you need to know to get you started on making professional looking presentations without confusing you at the same time. It sticks with the basics yet covers a wide variety of topics to help you achieve some great results without needing to be a PowerPoint expert. The chapters in the book cover the following topics: Chapter 1 - What is PowerPoint? Chapter 2 - The PowerPoint Ribbon Chapter 3 - Tabs & Groups Chapter 4 - Creating a New Presentation Chapter 5 - Formatting Your Presentation Chapter 6 - Using Transitions and Animations Chapter 7 - Saving, Showing, Sharing and Exporting Your Presentation Chapter 8 - Printing Your Presentation About the Author James Bernstein has been working with various companies in the IT field since 2000, managing technologies such as SAN and NAS storage, VMware, backups, Windows Servers, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Networking, Microsoft Office, Exchange, and more. He has obtained certifications from Microsoft, VMware, CompTIA, ShoreTel, and SNIA, and continues to strive to learn new technologies to further his knowledge on a variety of subjects. He is also the founder of the website OnlineComputerTips.com, which offers its readers valuable information on topics such as Windows, networking, hardware, software, and troubleshooting. Jim writes much of the content himself and adds new content on a regular basis. The site was started in 2005 and is still going strong today.